Religious Studies Minor

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Required Courses

Students can earn a Minor in Religious Studies by selecting a total of 21 units from the listed courses. Students must take at least 12 units from the courses with PHIL prefix.

ANTH 331 - Folklore Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
DANC 332 - World Dance and Cultures Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
ENGL 311 - Dante’s Worlds Units: 4
ENGL 430 - Bible as Literature Units: 4
ENGL 431 - World Mythology Units: 4
ES 307 - God is Red: American Indian Worldview Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
ES 344 - Malcolm X: Third World Revolutionary Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4; Social Justice
HIST 332 - Tolerance and Intolerance in the Roman Empire Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
HIST 334 - Ancient Egyptian Civilization Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
HIST 335 - Rome and Christianity Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
HIST 362 - Modern South Asia Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
HIST 363 - The Middle East and the Rise of Islamic Societies Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
HIST 364 - The Modern Middle East Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
HIST 375 - Religion and Diversity in America Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
MLL 352 - Japanese Folktales and Culture (Bilingual) Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
MLL 362 - Chinese Folktales and Culture (Bilingual) Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 300 - Reasoning and Writing for Philosophy Majors Units: 3
PHIL 337 - Science and Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 338 - Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 340 - Philosophy of Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 341 - Abrahamic Religions Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 342 - Religions of Asia Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 343 - Contemporary Religious Thinkers Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 344 - Mysticism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 345 - Comparative Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 346 - Cults and New Religious Movements Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
PHIL 347 - Religion, Monsters, and Horror Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 348 - Views of the Afterlife Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 349 - Africana Philosophy and Religions Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 365 - Existentialism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 381 - Shamanism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
PHIL 490 - Independent Study Units: 3
PHIL 497 - Issues in Philosophy or Religion Units: 3
PHIL 499 - Senior Seminar Units: 3

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

Philosophy and Religious Studies Courses

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Courses

Philosophy

• PHIL 100 - Workshop in Critical Thinking Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: A3
• PHIL 110 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy and the Arts Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
• PHIL 120 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• PHIL 130 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy, Religion, and Social Science Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D1-3
• PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• PHIL 211 - Introduction to Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• PHIL 241 - Introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• PHIL 242 - Introduction to Asian Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• PHIL 300 - Reasoning and Writing for Philosophy Majors Units: 3
• PHIL 301 - Modern Logic Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 310 - Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 311 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
• PHIL 312 - Bioethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 313 - Philosophy of Business and Professional Ethics Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 320 - Philosophy of Art Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• PHIL 321 - Philosophy and Science Fiction Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 324 - Philosophy and Sex Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• PHIL 330 - Epistemology: Knowing and Not Knowing Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 331 - Metaphysics: Being and Not Being Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 332 - Philosophy of Social Science Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 333 - Philosophy of Language Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Science Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 336 - Philosophy of Cognition and Artificial Intelligence Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 337 - Science and Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 338 - Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 340 - Philosophy of Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 341 - Abrahamic Religions Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 342 - Religions of Asia Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 343 - Contemporary Religious Thinkers Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 344 - Mysticism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 345 - Comparative Religion Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 346 - Cults and New Religious Movements Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• PHIL 347 - Religion, Monsters, and Horror Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 348 - Views of the Afterlife Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 349 - Africana Philosophy and Religions Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 351 - Social and Political Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 353 - Human Rights in the U.S. Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• PHIL 354 - Global Human Rights and Social Justice Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 355 - Race and Justice Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• PHIL 361 - The Birth of Philosophy: The Greeks & Their Legacy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 362 - Exploring Modern Thought: From Descartes to Kant Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 365 - Existentialism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 371 - Philosophy of Education Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 373 - African-American Philosophical Perspectives Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• PHIL 375 - Feminist Philosophy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 377 - Philosophy of Law Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• PHIL 378 - Evil Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 381 - Shamanism Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• PHIL 490 - Independent Study Units: 3
• PHIL 497 - Issues in Philosophy or Religion Units: 3
• PHIL 499 - Senior Seminar Units: 3